Frame construction



Nov. 13, 1928.

I. A. BAUM FRAME CONSTRUCTION Filed July 5, 1927 Patented Nov. 13, 1928.

UNITED STATES ISAAC A. BAUM, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

FRAME CONSTRUCTION.

Application filed July 5, 1927 The subject matter of this applicationwas first disclosed in my application Serial No. 23,626, filed April 16,1925, Patent No. 1,578,- ?96 of March 30, 1926.

According to common practice, two studs are employed to frame anopening,of the two studs, the outer, or one nearest the window box, iscalled a cripple stud, because it is terminated at the point of thelower extremity of the opening. My invention relates to a newarrangement of the studs, whereby a saving of wall thickness iseffected.

In a frame building, when the studs are set. the sheathing is nailedthereto in the usual manner, the ends of the sheathing boardsterminating short of or flush. with the face of the stud. Thereafter thecripple studs are set and are positioned so that their side faces areflush or in a plane with the exterior surface of the sheathing.Thereafter, the blind stops are nailed to the cripple studs and thenecessary furring strips applied on the exterior wall surface. Thisresults in a con struction in which one side edge of the stud is flushwith the outer surface of one blind stop, and the outer surface of thefurrmg.

strip is flush with the outer surface of the other blind stop. Thisresults in a saving according to the thickness of the sheathing employedand facilitates construction in other respects, especially where plasterterminals of the form illustrated in the drawing are used. It providesthe required dead air space between the outer wall covering and thesheathing and permits of anadaptable 1y to Fig. 2 it will be seen that Iprovide a stud, to which sheathing 11 is nailed in the usual manner, theends of the sheathing extending no farther than the face of the stud.After this much of the construction has been completed, the settling ofthe building having progressed substantially, the cripple studs, 12 areset. These cripple studs are staggered relative to the studs 10. beingp0- sitioned so that one edge 13 is flush with the Serial No. 203,384.

outer surface 14 of the sheathing. Blind stops 15, 16 are thennailed tothe cripple stud. The window box is completed by the stile 17.Thereafter, lath, indicated at 18, 19 is applied to the outer and innerwalls respectively, the lath on the outer wall being applied in-a planewith-the outer surface of the dead stop, 15. This leaves dead air space20 between the sheathing and the plaster 21, which is later applied tothe lath. On the inner wall surface the lath is applied in a plane withthe outer surface of the dead stop 16 and the stud 10 which are flush,and plaster 22 is likewise applied to the lath. The means for providingthe dead air space 20 may include furring strips 28 or similar devices.i

Preferably in this form of construction, I utilize a metal plasterterminal having a base 23, a right angular portion 24 and a backwardlybent flange 25; the base portions 23 are secured to the dead stops atthe proper point, the terminal member serving as a plaster ground.Thereafter. the opening may be finished by suitable molding such asindicated at 26 and 27 this being selected according to the architectsdesign. In either case, the molding may be projected into the plane ofthe plaster terminal and serve as a support therefor as well as a meansfor developing the required shadows and lines. The construction adaptsitself to many different forms of construction so far as the plasterterminal is concerned, although this invention is directed moreparticularly to the staggered stud arrangement.

The device is capable of considerable modition to the stud with one faceflush with the exterior face of the sheathing, and blind I fication, andI do not wish to be limited except stops secured to the opposite outerfaces of the cripple stud. A

2. In frame construction, the combination of a stud at each side of anopening, a cripple stud, set alongside of each stud, said cripple studbeing staggered relative to said studs, sheathing secured to the studs,the outer surface of the sheathing and the cripple studs beingsubstantially flush, and blind stops secured to the cripple studs.

3. In combination, in a frame building, face of the stud, lath appliedto the outer studsat an opening, Sheathing securedsto the Wall surface,and means vs pacin'g said outer studs, cripple studs arranged 'inoff-setre1alath away from said sheathing. 10

tion relative to the studs With the outer sur- In testimony whereof Ihave affixed my 5 face of the cripple stud flush with :the outersignature.

surface of the sheathing, lath applied to the inner Wall surfaces flushWith the inner sur- ISAAC A. BAUM.

